Collective Heart: 10 Days of Jivamukti Yoga, Devotion & Pilgrimage in the Sacred Valley

The Sacred Valley of Peru does not need us — and we're not going to pretend it does. Collective Heart is a 10-day Jivamukti retreat built on reverence, not tourism; on practice, not performance; and on the radical idea that the most sacred thing you can do on ancient land is actually show up and be completely present. This isn't about borrowing someone else's mysticism — it's about bringing your whole self to one of the most breathtaking places on earth and journeying alongside people who actually see you. It will feel equal parts expansive and confronting, the kind of experience where the landscape opens you up just enough to notice what you’ve been carrying.

Practices include: meditation, hiking, yoga, community, altitude, and the particular kind of clarity that only forms when everyone is slightly out of breath and very far from their inbox.

This is the Lucuma Program—the most comprehensive Sacred Valley journey, blending deep immersion at Willka T’ika with guided exploration of Peru’s most powerful sites.

Over 10 days, we’ll move through:

• Daily Jivamukti Yoga Practices (asana, meditation, philosophy, chanting)

• Machu Picchu (2-day immersion)

• Sacred Valley sites: Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Maras Salt Flats, Moray

• Andean ceremonies with Q’ero healers (despacho, fire ceremony)

• Visits rooted in ayni (reciprocity) with local communities

• Time in Cusco exploring Incan and colonial history

And just as important:

• Time to pause

• Time to integrate

• Time to be with each other without distraction
  

View a recent retreat video of some of the places we'll visit and where we will stay

While in the Sacred Valley*, we’ll be based at Willka T’ika, a renowned retreat sanctuary—designed around the Andean principles of Pachamama (Mother Earth) and ayni (reciprocity).

This is not a hotel. It’s a living environment.

• Seven Chakra Gardens designed for reflection and integration

• A 1,000-year-old Lucuma tree anchoring the land’s history and presence

• Organic, farm-to-table vegetarian meals grown on-site

• Two dedicated yoga shalas + ceremonial spaces

• Quechua staff and guides who hold the cultural integrity of the experience

You’ll feel it immediately; this place holds you.

*While at Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes) and Cusco, you'll stay in gorgeous 4-star hotels.

HaChi Yu is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga® teacher and founder/director of Jivamukti Yoga Collective – New York. She is also the founder of Prana Productions LLC/The Prana Life and was the founder of Jivamukti Yoga LaLaLå!, where she built the first Jivamukti Yoga school on the West Coast.

Born and raised on the Lower East Side of NYC, HaChi has traveled the world as a teacher, performer, and producer. She was a principal dancer with Feld Ballet/Ballet Tech for over 20 years and performed on and off-Broadway, with movement as her first language from a young age.

HaChi currently serves as a facilitator for Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Trainings internationally. Her studies span multiple traditions including Sivananda, Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Tripsichore, and she holds certifications in Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500), Gyrotonic™, and Pilates.

With over 25 years of teaching and performing worldwide, HaChi brings strength, intelligence, and fluidity to her classes—integrating ancient wisdom teachings into modern life with both reverence and joy.

Nick Combs is the co-owner and founder of M3 Yoga & Hot Pilates, blending 17 years of critical-care nursing—spanning cardiovascular ICU, emergency medicine, surgery, and addiction treatment—with over two decades of dedicated yoga practice. 

Beginning his nursing career at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Nick developed a deep understanding of anatomy and physiology, which now informs his approach to movement—making it both intuitive and grounded in real-world application. 

He has completed thousands of hours of training across multiple disciplines, with extensive study of alignment-based Hatha, Ashtanga, Yin, and Jivamukti Yoga, as well as Pilates, biomechanics, therapeutics, and mobility work. 

Nick is known for teaching classes that are clear, challenging, and purposeful—combining precise cueing, thoughtful sequencing, and lineage-rooted philosophy with a direct, approachable style. He has guided hundreds of teachers through 200- and 300-hour trainings and continues to lead retreats and trainings internationally. 

His aim is simple: meet people where they are, and move them—physically, mentally, and practically—toward something more integrated.

10 days / 9 nights accommodation

• All meals at Willka T’ika (organic vegetarian, dietary needs accommodated)

• 6 nights at Willka Tika

• 2 nights in Cusco hotel

• 1 night in Machu Picchu hotel

• All group transportation and guided excursions

  • Must arrive before 1130am on check-in day

• Machu Picchu entry + train tickets

• Daily yoga, meditation, and programming

• Andean ceremonies and cultural experiences

• On-site support and logistics coordination

• International flights

• Departing transfer from Cusco to Airport

• Some meals in Cusco / Aguas Calientes

• Optional spa services or additional ceremonies

• Tips, travel insurance, personal expenses

Arrival in Cusco → group transfer to Sacred Valley → settle into Willka T’ika → welcome dinner and evening Satsang

Yoga Class → Chakra Gardens → Andean ceremony + fire ceremony

Yoga then Sacred Valley exploration → Pisac ruins + market → community visit

Train to Aguas Calientes → guided visit to Machu Picchu → overnight in Aguas Calientes

Optional hike (Huayna Picchu / Machu Picchu Mountain) → return to Sacred Valley

Yoga + Temple site exploration → Maras salt flats → hike or return for rest

Yoga + Unstructured time at Willka T’ika → optional hikes, spa, or group work

Travel to Cusco → Moray + Chinchero → city exploration → overnight in Cusco

Optional Tipón water temple → Sacsayhuamán → closing dinner → overnight in Cusco

Depart Cusco